To the west of Victor's territory, a convoy of more than thirty people was heading towards the hill camp, and they were Edwin's party who had returned from an expedition to the Everglades.

Nicole rode on a warhorse in high spirits, and the thought of seeing her sweetheart soon made her look forward to it and delighted, and if it weren't for the fatigue of everyone, she would have hurried up and arrived at the hill camp early.

The more than twenty days of expedition made everyone physically and mentally exhausted, especially when they were about to leave, they were besieged and pursued by the lizardmen tribe, which made them even more embarrassed.

Thankfully, Victor has built a supply camp at the entrance to the Everglades so that everyone can recuperate. Even so, Edwin and Bruce boarded the carriage left behind by Victor, unwilling to ride any further.

Thinking of this, Nicole couldn't help but smile at the corners of her mouth, women in love think that their sweethearts are the best, and female knights are not exempt from vulgarity.

Nicole, who is happy and proud, looks charming and extremely moving at the moment, attracting the frequent attention of several knights next to her.

It's no wonder that these trainee knights are all young people around twenty years old, which is Mu Ai's age, not to mention that Nicole is already beautiful and graceful, and after becoming a knight, she has become as complexion as snow and radiant, plus this time she killed more than ten lizardman warriors in a row, which makes these young men unforgettable.

Originally, Nicole, as a female apprentice knight of the family from a humble background, was appointed by the family as a partner, and it was not something that these apprentice knights could covet. But now Nicole has become a noble knight. Even a wealthy family like the House of York could not force a female knight to serve someone she did not like, and she was completely free to choose her partner.

Therefore, these young apprentice knights are very attentive to Nicole along the way, hoping to win Nicole's heart.

As for Baron Victor, he already has a wife of his own, and it is impossible for a noble knight to be his personal maid!

They believe that over time Nicole will come to her senses that she and Victor have no future. It's just that these apprentice knights don't know that at the moment when Victor confronts the ogre, there is no one who can replace his place in Nicole's heart.

If you can't be a knight with Victor, then become a silver knight, and if you can't do that, then become a gold knight! She is determined to use her own efforts to fight for the future she wants.

As the convoy turned a hill, Nicole saw a group of centaurs approaching them in the distance, and Black Feather hovering above them.

"It's Victor!"

Surprised, Nicole raised her whip and shot her horse like an arrow off the string towards Victor's convoy.

Victor's excellent eyesight had already seen clearly, and the oncoming warrior was the female knight he had been thinking about, and he rode up to Nicole.

Victor's riding skills are average, but X-3 makes his balance reach an unbelievable level, he seems to be one with the war horse under his crotch, and the speed at this moment is really like a lightning speed.

Soon the lovers were reunited, and as soon as Victor jumped off his horse, Nicole threw herself into his arms like a light swallow.

Victor quietly hugged Nicole, feeling the fragrance of the female knight's hairline, and his heart was full and happy.

Nicole is Victor's first lover in the true sense, they all have one thing in common, they seem noble but actually humble, one has awakened the blood of knights, but is the daughter of a maid of the York family, and the other is a baron of the fiefdom, but in fact he is the tool and male favorite of the Marquis of Sophia. Because of this, the determination and efforts of the two to fight against fate are also the same. This is the reason why the two are attracted to each other.

"Nicole, you're so fragrant! I thought you must have come out of the swamp and it must have been stinking. Victor leaned over Nicole's snow-white slender neck and took a deep breath and laughed.

The corners of Nicole's mouth curled slightly, she specially freshened up at the supply camp, otherwise it would be as Victor said, covered in blood and sludge.

"Why, if I stink, you won't hug me, will you?" Nicole broke away from Victor's embrace with a slightly red face, and deliberately said angrily, the heat in her sweetheart's ears tickled, making her a little flustered.

After Nicole became a knight, she became a lot more confident, and she was also fond of Victor, and she couldn't help herself after the reunion, and hugged each other, and the intimacy of this meeting made her shy again.

"I hug the stinky too, because you're Nicole. Victor said with a grin.

Looking at the girl's shy and joyful appearance, Victor secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thanks to the screenwriter, thanks to the director, thanks to CCTV, I'm not bad at flirting with my sister. . . .

"Let's go, take me to meet Master Edwin and the Bruce Knight. Victor said, taking Nicole's hand.

"Hmm. ”

When Victor took Nicole by the hand and came to Edwin's convoy, everyone in the convoy saluted him, except for the cadet knights. Victor clearly felt the hostility of these young servant knights, which made him a little baffled. Nicole, on the other hand, lowered her head and blushed, when she first saw Victor, she left the whole team, looking anxious to throw herself into her arms, and now she thinks about it is really a little embarrassing, but she did not withdraw her jade hand from Victor's palm, but held it tighter.

Victor glanced at the convoy and noticed something unusual, almost all of the York's elite cavalry were wounded, and there were four fewer than when they set off, and it was clear that the expedition was not all smooth sailing.

Victor also found that there were more things in the convoy, the most striking thing was that a carriage was carrying a cage, and in the cage was a half-human, half-lizard monster, this monster was about 2.1 meters long, and its whole body was covered with blue-black scales with metallic luster, and its head was very similar to the head of a monitor lizard, except that the snout was flat, the eyes were amber, and the middle was a dark green vertical pupil, giving people a feeling of coldness, ruthlessness and cunning wisdom.

The monster's body was thick and powerful, except that its claws, feet, and long tail had been cut off, and it could only curl up in a cage at this time. However, Victor noticed that the monster's wounds had healed, and there were even some inconspicuous protrusions, and it was clear that its stump was regenerating, and it might not be long before it regained its healthy limbs and tail.

There was also a horse with the carcass of an animal tied to its back. At 2.8 meters long, with a 1.2-meter tail, this strange animal looks like a big cat, except that its tail is exactly the same as a mouse's tail. Its body is flat, its head is flat, its mouth is huge, it is full of razor-sharp teeth, and its sharp claws are as long as 8 centimeters, which makes people know that this is a murderous fellow.

And Bruce's four knights were tightly surrounding the horse, as if to protect it, the monster's corpse to be precise.

Victor withdrew his gaze and followed Nicole to Edwin's carriage, and before he could knock on the door, the Bruce Knight had already opened the door.

"Lord Victor, please come in. Bruce smiled at Victor, who was still as meticulous as he was.

"Good day Master Edvin, good day for Bruce Knight. Victor entered the carriage and gave a noble salute to Edwin and Bruce, smiling.

Bruce and his party had clearly gone through a fierce battle, and he was sincerely pleased that the old scholar was still sitting in the carriage with all his beards and tails.

"Little Victor didn't expect you to come here so soon, did you miss us, or did you miss one of us?" Edwin smiled narrowly at Victor, although the old scholar looked a little haggard, but his spirit was very vigorous, even a little excited, it seems that they have gained a lot from this trip to the swamp.

"Master, I'm glad to see you safe and sound. Victor ignored Edwin's teasing, but spoke to him sincerely.

"Yes, if it weren't for the black feather this time, I'm afraid that my old life would be lost in the lizard swamp. Edwin remarked.

"Master, Bruce, I see that many soldiers are wounded, why don't you rest here for a while, my convoy will arrive at once, and I have brought six wagons to allow the wounded to travel in them. Victor suggested.

Thank you, Victor. Bruce nodded gratefully.

In this chase battle with the lizardmen clan, not only did the Bruce cavalry team lose 4 people, but the rest of the elite soldiers were also wounded, these people have followed Bruce for many years, and they are all his old buddies. If he wasn't worried about the lizardmen tribal warriors chasing him down, he preferred to rest in the supply camp and wait for Victor's support.

Soon, the two convoys converged, and Bruce's cavalry squad boarded the wagon, and after arranging all of this, the convoy set off again, with Victor bringing his "coffee" to Edwin to taste.

The "coffee" of this world is actually made from a kernel called the black fruit collected by the alchemical auxiliary Busso. The astringent fruit has a certain toxicity, but its core will be detoxified after being steamed and dried, and it will reveal a strong fragrance. The Nairel Empire grinds the black astringent kernel into powder, which can be made into a potion that temporarily boosts spiritual attributes.

Of course, Victor also wanted to copy this potion, but unfortunately there were too many raw materials involved, and some were even found in the territory of the Sassan Empire. However, after Victor tasted the pit powder, he was surprised to find that its effect is very similar to that of coffee on earth, although the taste is different, it has no caffeine toxicity, and then it tastes better after being blended with purple cane juice, and it can become a consumer product of human high society.

"Master, I have found a unique drink in the territory, it tastes good and invigorates the spirits, please taste it, we can talk while drinking. ”

Victor smiled and took out four silver teacups, put the pit powder into the teacups, and as the boiling hot water poured into the teacups, a charming aroma instantly overflowed the entire carriage.

The uplifting scent lit up Edwin's eyes, and he was about to serve the teacup, but was stopped by Victor.

"Master, don't worry, there's still something missing. ”

Immediately after Victor added the purple cane juice to the teacup one by one, he said with a smile: "Now you can taste it." ”

Edwin took a sip, closed his eyes and savored it for a while, and exclaimed, "It's sweet, it's rich, it's a great drink!"

"Very good indeed!" Bruce praised after tasting it.

As for Nicole, she was already smiling, not just because of the sweet taste of the coffee. Along the way, Victor made her very happy every time she invented a delicacy.

Victor quietly breathed a sigh of relief, the old scholar's evaluation was very important to him, and he had now lost the support of his family, which meant that he had no channel to promote the specialties of this place to the aristocracy. And Edwin, as a respected scholar and master, will help him open up the situation.

"What is this drink made of?" asked Edwin eagerly, already feeling the refreshing effect of coffee, which is of great value to scholars who have been doing research for many years.

"This is a drink made from wild fruit pits, which has the effect of relieving fatigue and lifting the spirit, I call this wild fruit coffee fruit, and this drink is called coffee. ”

"Well, when I get back to camp, I'm going to see this wild fruit. ”

Edwin nodded, he didn't bother with why Victor gave the wild fruit such a strange name, in fact, many of the unique plants in the Centaur Hills have not yet been counted, let alone named.

"Absolutely. Victor smiled and agreed that he really needed to have an in-depth conversation with Edwin about coffee.

"What did you encounter in the Swamp? I noticed that you lost 4 soldiers, and 2 more monsters, one dead and one alive. Victor asked solemnly, the Swamp was a real wilderness, and it was adjacent to his territory, and he needed to know the situation inside.

"We're so embarrassed because of those two monsters outside!"